2012 Audi Q5 problems and owner complaints

DRIVE 2012 AUDI Q5 2.0T PREMIUM PLUS. I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) SHOWED UP. THE ENGINE IS MAKING WHISTLING SOUND. I TOOK MY CAR TO AUDI DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND SOME OTHER PARTS WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I GOT A LETTER FROM AUDI ABOUT WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR FUEL INJECTOR TO 120K MILES. AS PER THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. WHEN RESEARCHED ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE AND ALOT OF AUDI 2.0T ENGINES HAVE COME UP WITH THIS ISSUE. MY CAR JUST WENT OUT OF W…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,950 miles reported. Look up ODI 10780842 at NHTSA ↗

2012 AUDI Q5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG OR FUEL PUMP FLANGE. *SMD

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10936992 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q5. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE "CHANGE KEY BATTERY" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART WHILE THE KEY WAS IN THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, IT RESTARTED WHEN THE KEY FOB WAS PRESSED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED ONCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE BATTERY INSIDE THE KEY FOB WAS NOT CHARGED. THE KEY FOB WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10629317 at NHTSA ↗

THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT OF GARAGE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. ON THE 8TH ATTEMPT IT STARTED AND I DRIVE IT TO WORK. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN I STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN. I PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION IT WOULD GO ON BUT NOT START AND TURN OFF. THE EPC LIGHT WENT ON. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED HOWEVER IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL OUT WHEN I AM IN PRO OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN UNDER 10 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11244621 at NHTSA ↗

ENTERING MY GARAGE, ABOUT HALFWAY IN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD; I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHILE ENTERING AND IMMEDIATELY PUSHED DOWN HARD, THE CAR SKIDDED AND STOPPED; I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 RPMS, AND THEN QUICKLY DROPPED BACK TO NORMAL IDLE. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE HOUSE AND THE GARAGE INCIDENT, THE CAR MOMENTARILY SPEEDED UP AND THEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. I WAS GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND IT ALL HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IT WASN'…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,372 miles reported. Look up ODI 10465792 at NHTSA ↗

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDDLE IS INADEQUATE AND ON MULTIPLE INSTANCES MY FOOT HAS GOTTEN STUCK. IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK WHILE ACCELERATING AND ALSO WHEN GOING TO MOVE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND ONTO THE BRAKE PEDDLE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10500869 at NHTSA ↗

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HEIGHT IS STATIONARY AND NOT ADJUSTABLE. FOR MANY(?) PERSONS, WHEN LOOKING AND OR TURNING TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE FIELD OF VISION IS BLOCKED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD, POSSIBLE PEDESTRIANS, OBJECTS, VEHICLES ETC. ALSO, THE POSITION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BEHIND THE LOWER LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES OPERATION DIFFICULT, POSSIBLY CAUSING DISTRACTED DRIVING, SINCE IT HAS TO BE OPERATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10443683 at NHTSA ↗

TAKATA AIRBAGS - THE DEALERSHIP NEAR US THAT SERVICES OUR AUDI VEHICLES WILL NOT PERFORM THE RECALL WORK SERVICE. THEY CLAIM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS CHANGED. THEY QUOTED US A $2500 PRICE TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN THEY CAN DO THE RECALL WORK. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED. WE DID NOT CHANGE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL IS AN AUDI S LINE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR IS AN S LINE AS INDICATED ON VARIOUS PARTS THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I WENT TO LUXURY HAUS WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS. I CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERI…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11141070 at NHTSA ↗

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL KEYLESS ENTRY/OPERATION CALLED AUDI ADVANCED KEY. I DROVE THE VEHICLE USING THE KEYLESS FEATURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES TO PICK UP CHILD FROM SCHOOL. THE KEY WAS IN MY PURSE AND PLACED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE CAR WAS PARKED IN ITS USUAL OUTSIDE PARKING SPOT. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND UNLOCKED ALL DOORS USING THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR (ALL DOORS ARE SET TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOVE 5MPH). NEVER MOVING MY…

Owner-reported narrative. 43,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10661191 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (~65 MPH) TODAY WHEN TRAFFIC QUICKLY CAME TO A STOP AND I BRAKE FAIRLY HARD. ABOUT WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, A "TPMS MALFUNCTION" (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE, AS THE ENGINE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS IN "DRIVE", BUT THE ENGINE WAS FREE-REVVING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN "NEUTRAL". I SHIFTED TO "S" (SPORT) MODE - NO CHANGE. I SHIFTED TO "PARK" AND THEN BACK TO "DRIVE" - NO CHANGE. TRAFFIC ON …

Owner-reported narrative. 105,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10837642 at NHTSA ↗